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Waulking songs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = CW

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Field notebook of Alexander Carmichael, 1864-1869

 Series
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107
Scope and Contents

Field notebook belonging to Alexander Carmichael containing an essay entitled 'Bards and Bardism of the Highlands'; some notes on archaeology in Barra [Barraigh], Vatersay [Bhatarsaigh] and Sandray [Sanndraigh]; Fenian songs and poems; songs and poems relating to the MacDonalds; and a story entitled 'Prince Charlie's Pipe' mostly collected from South Uist [Uibhist a Deas] and Benbecula [Beinn na Faoghla].

Dates: 1864-1869

Song beginning 'Cailin og is stumach', 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/62
Scope and Contents

Song beginning 'Chailin [chailin] og is stunach [stumach] Bha mi la fala sin fhasach' probably collected from Seonaid Curaidh [Seònaid Nic Mhuirich or Janet Currie] [Àird na Monadh/Ardnamonie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. The last four lines of the song lines are also written transversely across the page. Text has been scored through as if the text has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 1869

Song beginning 'Hu hu niru bha u hi hu nirro bha ho', 8 April 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW107/63
Scope and Contents

Song beginning 'Hu hu niru bha u hi hu nirro bha ho I iuro bha u. Fheudail a dh fhear an dachaich' collected from Seonaid Curaidh [seònaid Nic Mhuirich or Janet Currie] [Àird na Monadh/Ardnamonie, Uibhist a Deas/South Uist]. Text has been scored through as if the text has been transcribed elsewhere.

Dates: 8 April 1869